Conrad Weaver is an Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Podcast Host, Speaker, Producer, and Director with a passion for telling stories that matter. Conrad has been telling stories through documentary films for more than ten years and his films and work have taken him from the slums of Guatemala and orphanages in Ukraine, to the halls of Congress on Capitol Hill, and everywhere in between. Whenever Conrad takes on a film project he dives deep into the culture to get to know the story and become an expert on the subject. His films have won many prestigious awards including a Regional EMMY Award. Whether it’s through his films or his podcast, Conrad’s goal is to inspire others to live a life of meaning and purpose.
PODCASTS
First Responder Wellness Podcast – A podcast for first responders and those who lead them.
FILMOGRAPHY
(2022) PTSD911 – First Responders sign up to serve; they risk their lives and their mental health to respond to someone’s worst day. Who will rescue them? PTSD911 is a powerful new documentary film that tells this story from first hand accounts with first responders themselves.
(2019) Bluebirds of Antietam – Documentary Short – Director, Editor. A short documentary film that tells the story about one couple’s efforts to save the Eastern Bluebird at the Antietam National Battlefield.
(2018) Heroin’s Grip – Documentary Feature – Producer, Director. Stories from the front lines of the opioid crisis.
(2016) Thirsty Land – Documentary Feature – Producer, Director. Thirsty Land is a documentary film that tells the story about extreme drought, agriculture, & the water crisis in the western United States and how these challenges impact farmers, urban communities, and the environment.
(2014) Great American Wheat Harvest – Documentary Feature – Producer, Director. Winner of the 2015 Mid-America Regional EMMY® Award: Best Documentary
The story of hard-working harvesters who travel from the heart of Texas to the Canadian border harvesting the wheat that feeds our great country and the world.
(2011) Mi Refugio – Documentary Short – Producer, Director. A school in Guatemala cares for and teaches impoverished children living in the garbage dump in Guatemala City.
AWARDS
2023 Best Documentary, Maryland International Film Festival: PTSD911
2021 Silver Telly Award/Documentary Short: The Bluebirds of Antietam
2021 Bronze Telly Award/Cinematography: The Bluebirds of Antietam
2020 TIVA-DC Peer Gold Award Winner: Heroin’s Grip
2019 New Jersey Recovery Film Festival – Winner, Impact Award: Heroin’s Grip
2019 Impact Docs! Awards: Award of Excellence: Heroin’s Grip
2019 Vegas Movie Awards: Best Documentary: Heroin’s Grip
2015 Mid-America Regional EMMY® Award: Great American Wheat Harvest
2012 Silver Telly Award: Great American Wheat Harvest
Conrad is a seasoned pro known for his compelling cinematography and a passion for telling stories that matter. “Telling stories that matter is so much more fulfilling than stories that only entertain. My responsibility in the world, is to leave it a better place than when I arrived. If the films I produce can play a role in that, then I’ve been successful.” In his spare time Conrad enjoys photography, skiing, sailing, and traveling. He has done volunteer work with orphans in Ukraine, Mexico, and Guatemala, and he serves on the Citizen’s Advisory Committee for the town of Emmitsburg where he currently lives. Conrad previously served on the board and as president of the Emmitsburg Business and Professional Association.